What Was Your First Sled?

[AkHockey10]

This is gonna make you guys feel old

my first sled that was mine, my parents bought it for me in Christmas of 2001. It was a 2002 Arctic Cat Z 440. I was 13 years old.

the first sled i learned which i learned how to ride was 89 Polaris StarTrek 250. Then, dad bought a 79 El Tigre 340 when i was in kindergarten. Then sold it, got away from the sled scene for a few years then. then got back into in 6th grade, then the following year i got that 440.

 

[trikerider]

Brand new 1969 399 Olympic, (i was 11).

 

[DallanC]

1981 Kawasaki Invader 440, with no breaks.

ROFL... and you are still alive? My 2nd sled was a '79 invader... they were pretty fast, just heavy as hell and not so good in the powder. Couldnt imagine being on one with no breaks.

Once I was doing donuts in front my house when I was 17 or so... hit a dry spot while spinning out, sled hooked up and launched out from under me... I pulled both grips right off the bars


-DallanC

 

[ruffryder]

67 skidoo single, well actually my first was the yellow pull coach that went on the back of it.

 

[grandpa]

72' Polaris TX600-- Awesome with the cleated track and the gas tank in the back!

 

[sledjunkies]

1978 Yamaha STX 340 and my step-dad had a 1979 SRX 440...FAST!!!!

Still wish I had them both!

 

[catfreak]

First sled was a 1971 Suzuki 360 twin. I thought it was bad a$$.

 

[irydcat]

first sled was a John deer spitfire was the shiz and it was bad a$$

 

[montanasledder]

bravo, then xlt

 

[speeddemon]

i started riding in 1978 with a 1970 skidoo elan 250 !!! then a 1973 AC panther 303 wankle ( rotory) then a 1973 TNT 340 then a 1980 AC jag 3000 then a 1980 AC eltigre 5000 then a 1981 yamaha srx 440 then a 1990 skidoo mach 1 then a 1993 poo RXL650 then a 1998 poo rmk600 then a 1999 poo 700 then a 2001 poo 800 snow check then a 2002 poo snowcheck then in 2003 a VE A-arm edge then a 97 poo 700 then a 2006 AC M7 then a 2006 TM7 BD turbo then a 06 M7 which is stock now !!! those where just mine the list goes on with my familys sleds to many to list LOL
mike

 

[duallymanca]

1967 Snow Cruiser
22 inch track, opposed twin. I think it weighed a ton, but for a ten year old anything that moved without pedalling was cool. Good thing it only went 25 mph. The old man sure spent alot of time fixing it but all the neighborhood kids got to ride it. I still thank him for that 40 years later.

 

[escape2powder]

Not sure what year, but really old Skidaddler, might have hit 10 mph and really easy to tip over. 1st nice sled, 1979 Gemini 250 Polaris, still have stored in the quonset. I rode quite a few of those John Deere sleds when I was younger also, those things ripped!

 

[sledhead ut]

Radio Flyer ( Boosted )

 

[AkHockey10]

That thing must do great on gas! , haha!

 

[sledhead ut]

And she's easy to tow.

 

[acs47x]

1994 indy 340 "Lite"

 

[travydog]

i think it was a 1976 john deere cyclone 440 it was either a 76 or 78 cant remember. It was a heavy old machine and man not much for suspention. But it would fly strait when i could get it off the ground

 

[ArcticBoy]

84 Yami Ovation, 340 I believe.

 

[wheresthesnow]

1981 Polaris 340 TXL Indy, I think it was the first year of no leaf spring front suspension, was fast for a 340 and handled really good. 2nd sled was a 1990 Mach 1 long track, absolute trajedy on snow, friends without sleds didn't even want to ride it.

 

[neversummer]

My first sled was a 2016 Ski-Doo Summit. A little heavy back then at sub- 400lbs.





The first sled I drove was a 1979 Mercury 440, but the first sled I bought and was truly mine was a '96 Mach 1. It had the 670 and was 136". My dad had plenty of experience digging that thing out of the sh!t I got into. One of the many reasons I love him.